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"The three lead suspects convicted of murder and attempted murder [in the Madrid bombings of March 11, 2004] each received sentences ranging from 34,000 to 43,000 years in prison, although under Spanish law the most time they can spend in jail is 40 years. Spain has no death penalty or life imprisonment." (read the full article here ) I remember that day really clearly, and all the desperate phone calls and emails I received, as I was actually living on the outskirts of Madrid at the time and took those regional trains daily. I need to take the time to read what Spanish newspapers are saying about the verdicts, but that will have to come later...

yes, the girl who once said global warming was BS is creating a post in honor of environmental awareness. for those of you who had not heard, after viewing An Inconvenient Truth I retracted my previous BS comment and am now in the moderately concerned party that likes to keep aware of what's going on but has yet to participate in any specific action apart from recycling. While I doubt that I will go so far as to request that my cremated remains to be buried near my favorite tree so that I can become one with my personal tree , I was definitely concerned by the ridiculously hot weather during the first week or so of October and plan to deepen my awareness of what's going on environmentally as it comes up in the news. Check out Blog Action Day 's website for more information on their awareness-raising. and on a side note, crazy stat from last week - there are 54 doctors in the entire country of Liberia.